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*Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames. | *Titford, John . ''Searching for Surnames: A Practical Guide to their Meanings and Origins''. Newbury, England: Countryside Books, 2002. (Family History Library book 942 D4tj.) This book discusses the meaning and origins of early surnames. | ||
Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. [http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/genmap01.htm GenMap UK] (£) helps you create your own United Kingdom surname distribution maps.<br> | Several websites help you map the geography of English surnames. To learn more, see [[Surname Distribution Maps]]. [http://www.archersoftware.co.uk/genmap01.htm GenMap UK] (£) helps you create your own United Kingdom surname distribution maps.<br> | ||
Projects that study specific surnames are called one-name studies. [[Guild of One-Name Studies|The Guild of One-Name Studies]] is an example of an organization that has identified several thousands such projects. | Projects that study specific surnames are called one-name studies. [[Guild of One-Name Studies|The Guild of One-Name Studies]] is an example of an organization that has identified several thousands such projects. | ||
The [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames] website can help you learn a wide variety of information about English surnames. | The [http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/ British Surnames] website can help you learn a wide variety of information about English surnames. Genuki.co.uk maintains a '[http://www.genuki.org.uk/indexes/SurnamesLists.html Surname List]' by county which could prove to be helpful. | ||
Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | Another aspect of English surnames is pronunciation. [http://archive.org/stream/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft#page/148/mode/2up "A List of Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests" (1883)]<ref>Robert Charles Hope, ''A Glossary of Dialectal Place-nomenclature, To Which is Appended A List of Family Surnames Pronounced Differently from What the Spelling Suggests'' (London: Simpkin, Marshall, 1883). Digitised by [http://archive.org/details/glossaryofdialec00hopeuoft Internet Archive] - free.</ref>, available online, identifies some more unusual examples. | ||
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=== Given Names === | === Given Names === | ||
When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives. (see also [[British Naming Conventions]])<br> | When they were christened, children usually received one or two given names. Some were named after parents or other relatives. (see also [[British Naming Conventions]])<br> | ||
For a book describing given names, see: | For a book describing given names, see: | ||
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[[Category:England|Names, Personal]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | [[Category:England|Names, Personal]] [[Category:Names_Personal]] | ||